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<br />SITE COUNCIL 10/31/14 <br />ATTENDANCE: Bronte Abraham, Lynnette Allen, Nimisha Asthagiri, Russ <br />Bosbach, Angela Chang, Lee Noel Chase, Meg Collela, Betsy Conway, Julia <br />Mabbuchi, Susan Orenstein, Naomi Priver, Deb Sabin, Deidre Schadler, Debbi <br />Side, Roxana Spitaleri-Risso <br />Guest: Erin Maguire, Jean Kelly, Jessica Caverly <br />I.I ntroduction <br />A.will email dates of meetings, agendas <br />II.Literacy (look against national norms; also check against Lexington) <br />A.DRA <br />1.what level they are at, to have independent level book focused on that level; <br />kids can decode books but not always comprehend at the higher level <br />2.evaluations take 15 min K- half way thru 2nd; end of 2nd thru 5 takes about <br />40 min each child <br />3.do 3 evaluations each year <br />B.AIMS web <br />1.how many words/min, comprehension assessment, read out-loud, writing <br />Ñuency (give sentence starter then Ðll in the blank for 3 min) <br />C.On Demand Writing Prompts <br />1.3 times/year have assessments <br />2.across the system have same prompt <br />3.earlier this year Bridge paired with Fiske and mixed in all the students and <br />review across, different teachers review <br />4.Bridge has been doing this for 7 years <br />5.Teachers College from Columbia University is running a professional <br />development this year to help/teach the teachers <br />D.Running Records <br />1.all year long, teachers do quick check-in of listening to children read aloud <br />E.DeFord Dictation <br />1.K-2 spelling, twice a year, takes 10 min <br />F.Words Their Way Spelling Inventory <br />1.Gr 3-5, whole class twice a year, about 20 min <br />informal assessments throughout the year of teachers touching base with the kids <br />also state assessments, MCAS Gr 3-5 <br />III.Math <br />A.End of Unit Math Assessments, Gr 1-5 <br />1.at end of unit assess, are District wide developed and implemented <br />2.as opposed to in past Ðnished unit and moved on, if still needs work will <br />continue to have assistance in the unit <br />B.AMC Anywhere <br />1.online assessment, Gr K-2; have to do it 4 times/year <br />2.also oral component <br />3.met with local peer groups and set norms; not nationally normed <br />4.helps teachers plan the teaching, form small groups, give extra intervention <br />5.have a set of books for the teachers to have activities for particular students <br /> <br />